Customer Reviews for Skil 2.5 Amp Corded Electric 9 in. Portable Band Saw with Built-In Light

This is a good basic saw. My son bought this for himself to do wood cutouts and he has been able to make very precise, shaped cuts. He is very happy with it. I think it is a very good value as a serviceable power tool at a good price.

So far meets my expectations for light wood cutting. Was easy to set up right out of the box.

It works great for what I am doing with it.

Works great and hooked up easy to my dust collector.

A great piece of equipment for the price. Terrific set-up instructions which is necessary when operating a band saw, primarily for safety reasons. So far the saw is functioning quite well for my needs.

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This band saw was everything I needed

Easy set up, and use.

Works as advertised.

Great saw for the price! Would recommend it. I use it to cut out woodcarving cut outs and it works great

This is a great saw but be sure to check that everything is secure. My drill had many loose bolts. The top wheel was about fall off. The manual said that things were pre set but that wasn’t how things were on my saw. I got it all tightened and other than that it works great, I am glad I bought it.

Saw requires a lot of adjusting. Mine still cuts crooked.

Works great for pinewood derby cars. looking forward to other projects. shipped fast.

This tool does exactly what I need it to do. The rip fence is a little difficult to work with (it's not very easy to make accurate), and I had a bit of difficulty with threads getting torn out when installing the table, but the band saw itself is perfect for what I need.

This saw worked good for the price until the bearing on the lower guide went bad and I’ve spent a year trying to find part # 1 619 PA2 612 to replace it and could never do so.

This is my first ever band saw, so I did not know what to expect. I am a novice at doing various types of wall wood art, and have found this saw to be very useful . I have completed several projects using this saw and without this saw I would never been able to do these projects. It is perfect for what I intended it to do.

My first band saw, awwwwww gimme kiss :-) Everyone else has raved on how well it works, so I'll just say for 125.00 I was expecting some little rinky dink thing, but this unit stands just 6 inches shy of a yard - yet is easy to carry safely with the blade and table left in place. Excellent assembly instructions and every adjustment needed for optimum blade behavior. 5 stars for value alone!

I bought one of these a few years back, and it was great while it lasted. The tires that transport the actual saw (part number 1619PA2626 ) has been discontinued. If they go out on you, you're screwed and you'll have to buy a new saw. The aftermarket tires don't have the groove in them to match the wheel and make it dangerously unstable. DO NOT BUY!!!

Easy assembly. I would highly suggest “tuning “ the saw prior to use. I found the following you tube video most helpful https://youtu.be/wGbZqWac0jU. It is an inexpensive saw so you get what you pay for, but for the cost it seems like a good saw. Don’t expect lots of power. The table size is quite small. The entire casing is plastic so no spot available to place a magnet to hold tools.

For the money it is a decent saw. Doesn't have any of the bells and whistles the higher end saws have but it still gets the job done.

Very good saw. Cost every penny. Spent 1 hour to "tune" it. Extremely quiet. Has no vibrations. Could be used for hardwood as well.Left / Right limit rods are low quality and very short for comfortable setup.

I wanted one for years. Top notch,

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Easy to assemble and works great

Very good product (price / quality). Useful tool to have.

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Love, love, love this saw! Especially, because of the fence! The light is a great addition, too.

It's a great saw, I did a lot of research before getting it and am glad I did. Plenty of power for its size. Once dialed in it is accurate as any. And so far pretty durable.

I bought this saw because I needed to make some rabbit cuts on the bunk beds I am making for my grand kids. I made 4-5 cuts and the blade came off and I tried for an hour to get it back on. I even watched couple of videos on setting up band saw. The blade would not stay on. I think it is a waste of your money DON'T but it. You get what you pay for - crap.

Had to return it twice because it didn’t work